NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 4, 2015) - VerifyMe, Inc. (OTCBB: LLTID)*, a pioneer in patented physical, cyber and biometric technology solutions that prevent identity theft, counterfeiting and fraud, announced today that it received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application U.S. 14/212,757 titled "System and Method for Providing Tangible Medium with Electromagnetic Security Marker."

The patent broadly covers the protection of confidential documents and systems for tracking and monitoring the movement of documents, packages or other printed materials or objects. This new IP expands VerifyMe's anti-fraud and counterfeiting platform.

"This patent is the most recent addition to our arsenal of weapons that enable our clients to fight crime and theft," said Paul Donfried, VerifyMe's chief executive officer. "We have additional patent applications pending around the world, and this favorable review validates the originality of our technologies and the unique value we deliver."

VerifyMe has a broad and diverse IP portfolio that includes patents covering physical solutions for protecting material goods, products and packaging, as well as patents covering digital identity, liveness detection and authentication.

"Developed in house, our IP portfolio has established VerifyMe as a leader in the convergence of physical and digital security," said Sandy Fliderman, chief technology officer. "Our ability to integrate mobile devices and their capabilities into our platform continues to enhance our competitive advantage."

VerifyMe's patents for physical solutions include authentication solutions that can be verified by the end-user, consumer/patient with no specialized equipment, in addition to multiple levels of forensic inspection.

VerifyMe's patents for digital solutions include 3+ factor replacements for passwords, pins and tokens. Based on sophisticated risk scoring and adaptive authentication, the VerifyMe solutions incorporate many dimensions, including biometrics such as facial recognition, gesture, voice and fingerprint.

* VerifyMe (formerly LaserLock Technologies, Inc.: LLTI) is currently trading with the stock symbol LLTID as a result of a reverse stock split, effective July 23, 2015. The company anticipates trading under the new symbol, "VRME," on or around August 20, 2015. It is expected that VRME will be VerifyMe's permanent stock symbol.

About The Company

VerifyMe is a high-tech solutions company in the field of authenticating products and people. VerifyMe's physical technology authenticates products, documents and currency with a suite of proprietary security inks and pigments. The company's digital technology authenticates people by performing strong, multi-factor verification via its patented digital platform. To learn more, visit www.verifyme.com.

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